Gaël Lépingle

Gaël Lépingle makes films that blur the line between documentary and fiction, selected for international festivals
He has worked to rediscover the filmmaker Guy Gilles through two documentaries (Guy Gilles et le temps désaccordé and Guy Gilles photographe), a book, programming, and conferences.
His documentary Une jolie vallée (2015), entirely sung, was released in theaters in 2019. He has directed numerous operas for choir co-written with Julien Joubert, and more recently operas from the repertoire with Fabrique Opéra Val de Loire.
After its theatrical release, Des garçons de province (2022) was programmed at numerous LGBT+ festivals, including Sicila Queer Film Fest, where it received the Italian National Union of Film Critics Award.